Agenda and minutes

Grants Assessment Panel - Monday, 19th December, 2016 7.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 2, Civic Offices, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2AG

Contact: Geoff Durham  01782 742222

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interest from Members on items included in this agenda

Minutes:

Councillors’ Rout and Winfield declared an interest in the Community Chest application for the Partnership of Western Communities Locality Action Partnership.

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 66 KB

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

Minutes:

Resolved:                 That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 September, 2016 be agreed as a correct record.

3.

Sports Grants pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider the funding criteria attached to the report as appendix 1.

 

The Panel considered nine applications, with the Newcastle Advisory Sports Council recommendations.

 

 

APPLICANT

NASC RECCOMMENDATIONS

 

AWARDED

 

COMMENTS

 

Volleyball

 

£400

 

£400

 

 

Swimming

 

£250

 

£250

 

 

Football

 

£315

 

£315

 

 

Cricket

 

£500

 

£500

 

 

Hockey

 

£500

 

£500

 

Target  Shooting

 

£750

 

£750

 

 

Hockey/Cricket

 

£500

 

£500

 

 

Dancing

 

£750

 

£750

 

 

 

Dancing

 

£750

 

£750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolved:     That the information be received and the comments noted.

 

4.

Small Grants and Community Chest pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report advising of Community Chest applications processed to date for 2014/15.

 

Resolved:               That the Panel notes the applications received and

processed to date.

 

5.

Small Grants

Minutes:

The Panel considered three applications for Small Grants.

 

Applicant.

Applied.

Awarded.

Comments.

 

Arch(North Staffs) Ltd/Our Space

 

£498

 

£498

 

This was a request to redeploy some underspend from a 2015/16 Small  Grant Award

Shelton Swimming for TherapyClub

£1500

£1500

 

Canine Partners

 

£1,500.00.

 

£1500.00.

 

The Panel also recommended that the Partners attend or provide leaflets to LAP meetings and Parish Council meetings to raise awareness.  In addition,  The Panel would also like to learn more about the project through the supplying of information or attending a Grants Assessment Panel meeting.

Staffordshire Credit Union

£1492.50

£1177.50

Advise applicant to apply for a Community Chest Grant for the remainder.  Also, to investigate sponsorship for printing costs and to approach LAPs and Parish Councils.

 

 

The Green Grant expenditure was noted.

 

Resolved:     That the information be received and the comments noted.

 

6.

Community Chest

Minutes:

The Panel considered one application for a Community Chest Grant.

 

Applicant.

Applied.

Awarded.

Comments.

 

Partnership of Western Communities Locality Action Partnership

 

£630.08

 

£630.08

 

 

 

 

Resolved:     That the information be received and the comments noted.

 

7.

Cultural Grants pdf icon PDF 73 KB

Report to follow.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered two applications for Cultural Grants.

 

Applicant.

Applied.

Awarded.

Comments.

Audley Medieval society

£1100.16.

£750

Ask applicant where the remainder of the funding for the project would be coming from.  Upon receipt of a satisfactory response, the remaining £350.16 can then be released.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Feather Theatre Company

 

£1200.00.

 

Defer to next meeting

 

The company is not fully constituted and therefore this needed to be put in order prior to the application being heard.

 

 

Resolved:                 That the information be received and the comments noted.

 

 

8.

Urgent Business

To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972

Minutes:

There was no Urgent Business.